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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?
(a) 51st Street.
(b) 125th Street.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Wall Street.

2. Where is Bishop Williams' church located?
(a) 51st Street.
(b) 63rd Avenue.
(c) 145th Street.
(d) Next to Central Park.

3. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Odessa.

4. Odessa encourages Margaret to return to the church towards the end of Act II for what reason?
(a) To pray for Luke.
(b) To see an upset parishioner.
(c) To prepare her sermon.
(d) To attend a business meeting.

5. What did Odessa do to buy the household item in question?
(a) Secretarial work.
(b) Cooked for people.
(c) Scrubbed white folks' floors.
(d) Took care of other peoples' children.

6. In Act II, Margaret is asked how she returned home from Philadelphia. Her answer was what?
(a) Rode the bus.
(b) Flew in an airplane.
(c) Rode the train.
(d) Received a ride from someone.

7. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.
(b) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.
(c) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.
(d) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.

8. In Act II, which character mentioned going to Philadelphia with her husband, Herman?
(a) Sister Rice.
(b) Sister Sally.
(c) Sister Douglass.
(d) Ida Jackson.

9. When Margaret returns from her trip in Act II, where does she go first?
(a) To check on Luke.
(b) The church.
(c) Looking for David.
(d) To get a drink from the refrigerator.

10. In Act II, Sister Moore suggests that Margaret has engaged in another wrongdoing. What is this wrongdoing?
(a) Going out with men.
(b) Stealing money from the congregation.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Swearing.

11. Who says, "I'm bearing witness to the truth" in Act II.
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Margaret.

12. Who are Odessa and Sisters Moore and Boxer talking about when Act II opens?
(a) David.
(b) Ida Jackson.
(c) Luke.
(d) Margaret.

13. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) Baby daughter.
(b) A pastor friend.
(c) Margaret's mother.
(d) David's brother.

14. What is on the record album that David is playing?
(a) Luke playing trombone.
(b) Luke playing trumpet.
(c) Dizzy Gillespie.
(d) David playing piano.

15. Who mentions David leaving home?
(a) Luke.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Margaret.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brother Boxer in Act II, where has David been spending time?

2. In Act II, we learn that it cost how much to get a specific window painted?

3. According to Luke, when did Margaret "find the Lord"?

4. What instrument did Luke make a living playing?

5. What character brings up the costs of operating a church during Act II?

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